Bumpkins & Babies Chat Thread

[aimee-lou]

Morning ladies....rough night again unfortunately. Hubby doesn't like me having to sleep elsewhere (although he's pleased that I'm managing to get Earl back to sleep in his cot which is a step in a good direction) so when Earl woke at 2am I fed him what food I had (4oz) and then tried to put him back down and he was wide awake. Hubby suggested I bring him through and we try co-sleeping. Well, that didn't go well. Earl was just starting to get drowsy when I turned off the lights and we snuggled down. It's dark in our room which un-nerved him, and then hubby moved and he screamed. I ended up sleeping on the floor again but this time I got a pillow lol I'm going to try a different tack tonight and get another 8oz feed ready for him to have if he wakes again....I think we're in growth spurt territory, or teething, or something lol.

Thanks for the advice re feeds. He's still taking well above the minimum - especially with an extra night feed- but it pays to think ahead. Oh and cows milk is ok in cooking before 12m but not recommended as a drink until that point or thereabouts. Kte- I agree re: follow on milks if I'm honest. Money spinner totally as they're allowed to advertise them! Also agre re the balanced diet...if all the nurtrition is there, why top up unnecessarily? I don't take vit supplements for the same reason.

 

[Kte]

Morning all,

Aimee: Oh dear, hope you get to sleep in your own bed tonight!

Well everthing is still a bit crazy but Nij and I are taking things slowly and trying to get back on track. Thanks for all your support everyone

Chloe has a runny nose again, is everyone else's LO like this or just her? Think it may be a round robbin thing from nursery. I have realised that my lungs don't like Karvol, sets my asthma off a treat

 

[colsy]

Gosh, quiet in here today. Am feeling MUCH better after a semi-decent sleep and good chat with OH. I think I was feeling a bit uber-emotional yesterday - don't know why. Still have OH's health issues to resolve, but no point stressing about that until we hear back from doc.

Monty had cabbage and boulangere potatoes (!) today. The potatoes were a bit naughty as they're cooked in stock (so a bit salty), but he only had a couple of slices so I thought it would be OK. He then sucked the living daylights out of half a kiwi fruit.

TMI ... no change in consistency of poo yet, but we're seeing 'bits' in his nappy so he's defo swallowing some of what's on his plate.

Just got outbid by 2 quid on an eBay cotbed. Getting a bit fed up of these people who use eBay robots to put in absolute last-second bids ... starting to mean that those of us who bid manually are pretty much guaranteed to never win anything at a bargain price

 

[Kaites]

Morning!

Well, I had an awesome sleep- Emma slept from 9pm-9am with one waking at 5:30 for a feed I definitely needed the extra zzzz's Today it's grey and rainy so I should probably tackle some of my to-do list- seems like I'm always adding to it but never crossing things off. Oh well...

Aimee- hope Earl lets you get a better sleep tonight!

Kte- glad to hear you guys are talking Hope Chloe feels better soon too!

Colsy- don't you just hate when that happens on ebay?! Especially if you've been watching the listing for a while- I know I tend to get attached to the stuff even before I've won it. hehe- I was obsessively checking Emma's diapers for signs of eating when we started blw too Last night we had a ready-made lasagna so Emma got veggies and pita with homemade roasted red pepper dip- she was covered in orange goop by the end of the meal but seemed to like the dip, sucking it off the pita, leaving the pita bread behind. Have you found any foods that Monty dislikes yet? So far Emma isn't really keen on mashed potatoes or steamed carrots but she'll eat both if they are roasted. Sounds like you guys are having fun with blw

 

[colsy]

Have you found any foods that Monty dislikes yet?

Nope, nothing! He's always had a pretty voracious appetite, from the day he was born, hence his, ahem, 'chunkiness'. Guess he's continuing in a similar vein now he's trying solids. I was a right fussy eater as a child, but these days there's not much I won't eat - meat, fish etc. obviously as I'm veggie, but apart from that the only no-go areas are mushrooms in any form whatsoever and ideally no cauliflower or banana. OH is even easier to please. So based on all of that, we're hoping Monty follows a similar happy eating path.

 

[Kaites]

I'm hoping my chunky monkey continues to be an adventurous eater too. Hubby used to be really picky when we first met but has gradually become better (although Emma is still more accepting of trying new food than him ). I'm sure Emma will go through phases, but hopefully by giving her lots of variety now, it won't be too bad

 

[aimee-lou]

Sounds like you guys are having fun with food lol. Earl is a gannet as you know but we discovered his first dislike yesterday.....caribbean pork jarred food lol. I have to admit it smelled a bit questionable - I'm trying to use up the few jars I have as he's a pro with lumps now. I tend to top potato skins with them lol. But this one I just gave as his tea and he spat it out and demanded a drink lol. Had to make up for is with a jar of banana dessert which is his absolute favourite (I don't feed jars everyday btw - yesterday was a rarity lol). He'll eat sandwiches, any form of veg (although he's not keen on boiled but will eat it lol), pasta, luuurrves garlic bread lol. Tonight he has cottage pie with gravy and bananas with strawberry yoghurt - I'm looking forward to my tea as it's exactly the same lol.

Btw - How are you BLW girls handling any comments (if you've had any?) - We sort of do a combination of the two methods (handy as we have a lot of flexibility - didn't really plan it to be working this well but it's turned out great lol) but whenever I give him something to eat for himself I get sharp intakes of breath from all over the place, tutting, shaking heads and finally a 'should he be having that?' from random people. My family treat it a bit like a side-show and take pictures all over the shop and think it's brilliant but in a 'oooh look at his new trick' kind of way. I get them back by waiting until they;re in the middle of a mouthful of food and take a picture of them!

 

[aimee-lou]

Just realised I haven't put a pic up in a while lol....Here's Earl's tea on Sunday night, and a 6 month old Earl looking very smart in a Chip and Dale romper!!

 

[Kaites]

So far we haven't really had any negative comments. My BIL bought me a blender for xmas and said it was for baby food so I think he's a bit put out that I've put it in the bar and offered to make margaritas for him with it, lol I haven't exactly been honest about it with Emma's doctor though since I know she's pretty old-school and BLW seems pretty rare here in Canada. When she asked if Emma is having purees, I said yes- she loves guacamole so it wasn't exactly a lie She also flinched when I added that Emma likes all finger food veggies (that was my "testing the BLW waters" with the doctor- she failed the BLW test big time, lol). My parents think it's fun though- like your family Aimee, they are always taking pictures. My mum may have cooled off a bit when I told her about the doctor's reaction to finger food though (we have the same doctor and she trusts her opinion on pretty much everything ). We haven't really had any reaction from strangers though- maybe it helps that Emma looks older than she really is?

Cute pics of Earl!

Okay, I should really get off the computer- I'm having one of those days where I keep getting drawn back to it

 

[florabean1981]

gorgeous pics aimee; earl is a looker for sure!

 

[Maffie]

eeeeek just lost my post

Try again

Had baby massage this morning, Noah was tired so not as happy as normal. He loves his food we do like Aimee a mix of TW and BLW (mainly due to him being frustrated if not alot of food goes in) Only thing he seems to not like so far are prunes. Im not a fussy eater, OH isn't fussed on some thing mushrooms which he's had to get used to as I cook with them all the time and he wont eat shellfish.

 

[florabean1981]

that's great hearing how well everyone's babies are doing with food! I'm getting frustrated with Harry at the moment as he is going through, what I hope is a phase, of not really wanting savory foods. He is excellent with chunks of fruit (pear n mango are his faves, though blueberries seem to be going down well too) & no gagging, but with savory foods (other than bread n pasta) he just looks at them, with a really unhappy face, wont touch them, play weith them or anything & gets all upset. But then, if i give him savory mush, he will happily eat it silly child, lol.

got him weighed n everything tyoday at the clininc n he's doing brilliantly. He's now 15lbs 7oz, is 68.5cm long & head circumference is 42cm, so that put him either in or on the line of the 9th centile so he is no longer in the 'danger zone' as the patronising HV put it. She did say I should be giving him more solids n cut out some BFs (no way!) but i firmly out her in her place n said that he is still not 7mths yet & that I blieved breastmilk was still important for him to have n that I want him to self wean when he's ready. sHE WAS LIKE, WELL IT'S YOUR CHOICE. Durrrrrrr! (sorry hit caps lock button, lol)


anyways, how is everyone else doing? we're off camping in Cornwall tomorrow till mon evening, so I will probably catch up again then.

 

[aimee-lou]

Flora - Good news about Harry Good on you for putting the HV in her place! Earl is fluctuating with his milk at the moment, and in some ways I'm now very jealous of you BF'ers as it would be much easier and MUC less wasteful! lol

Re: savouries and sweets - I try to offer them at the same time. I know it sounds daft but Earl gets ajorly carried away and will eat whatever is in front of him. Chunks of apple and slices of pepper and florets of brocolli all go down the same way lol. Earl seems to have gone off anything sticky as if it's in the least bit sticky he just throws it over the side! Bit of a victory with some baked potato at tea time though

Not a lot going on otherwise here. Very jealous of the camping, Flora. I'm so excited as my final maternity payment is coming in at the end of may and I've insisted that we finally book that bloomin' holiday we've been on about since january! If I don't get my week away I wont be happy lol.

 

[helz81]

Hey I'm still around,I try to have a read of the thread at least once a week but I always have to be somewhere or do something before getting chance to post
Anywayyyyyss..hope were are all good, Kte, I did read about your situation with your OH at the mo so wanna give you a and hope you can resolve it soon one way or another.

I just cannot belive our LO's have/are reaching the half a year mark already! It's just crazyness!!

Ethan is at that mark too next week. He's an absolute star, here he is......

 

[Kte]

Evening all,

Helz: Gorgeous pictures of Ethan, love his hair!

Flora: Enjoy the holiday Good news about Harry's growth and good on you telling that HV!

Aimee: Anywhere nice planned for the week away?

Well before I pop off to bed which I intended ages ago I just want to say . . . . . . . Chloe has a new tooth! One of the front top teeth has started to come through!

 

[Kte]

Morning all,

Well I thought there was a tooth yesterday but now its gone? I thought I saw it the other day but then thought oh no its just milk as it went Do they flair up? Am I just going crazy?!!

 

[Nij]

I know I am not Mr. Popular on here right now but to be honest I don't really care, I have other bigger issues.

I have read what everyone has said, and I appreciate all your support for both Katie and Chloe. And I take and accept all the anger and critisim aimed at myself.

I will state now before I continue - I have not had a sexual relationship of any kind with anyone else! And nor do I want one! Yeah I said that I was to Katie on Friday, I don't really know why I did, it just seamed funny at the time (yeah I know this will be quoted, and I still don't know why I thought it would be a funny thing to say because it isn't but that's the truth.).

My life is in a kinda f****d up way right now, which includes a possible prison sentance for something that if you knew what happened I am sure everyone on here would agree isn't something I should get sent down for if they knew the facts etc..... (another story which I will not go into - all I will say is it was a freak accident).

It is true that I have not been happy for a long time, and yeah I have tried my best to be happy for Katie and Chloe's sake, but nothing I have tried has worked! I am also not one to tell people how I feel, I bottle things up and face my problems myself.
If the problems in my life were just myself and Katie, then things would be very different, but unfortunately or me, it is my entire life that's f****d. (again another load of stories etc.....).

I don't know whats going to happen in my life as there are so many factors that could mean massive changes to my life and other peoples. But as Katie knows, I love her and Chloe more than anything and they are my life.


Anyhow I am at the docs now so will continue this later.......well that's cleared up a few things!


Right back to what I was saying........

I have been trying to sort out my head, hence staying away from Katie and Chloe by staying in a B&B, but for the last two night I have been staying with a work colleague as funds ran out!
I have issues with myself which scare me and I am not sure what I can do about them if anything. I don't wanna stay away from my family but at the same time I don't wanna hurt them any more than what I already have done. And as some of you pointed out, they are probably a lot better off without me screwing their lives up any longer.

I know the first step is to ask for help and tell the people you love how you feel, but the one person I can open up-to is not in a stable way as it is (another part of my issues) and probably would do them more damage to talk to me, so again I have no one to talk to in confidence to try sort out my problems and issues.

I don't like the way my life is heading, and I know that other people who love me don't either, and if I could just flick a switch and return everything back to how it should be I would, but it isn't that simple. And I don't think Katie wants that either.

Anyhow, that's my side of the story and I know that there are a load of blanks in there, but they are not things I wanna go public about just yet. I don't expect or want any sympathy, I would like you to support Katie and Chloe though what ever happens as they are the innocent people here.

Sorry N

 

[Chaos]

Yanno Nij, you aint gonna like what I got to say, but as you posted on a public forum, I'm gonna reply.
All I see is a self indulgent me me me post. It should not be "my" life, it's "our life" .. as your life now contains 3.

If you didn't care about being Mr. Popular on here, you'd not have posted.
Honestly, who are you trying to convince, us or your self?

Everyone is fucked up, everyone deals with demons every day, more than you know, but people suck it up and deal with it, because there are things in their life that is bigger than them. You say you said in jest to Katie that you were sleeping with someone else. Yanno, sometimes the most honest things are said in jest.

I'm sure Katie feels like she's going thru hell right now, but you don't see her stomping around and shouting she can't deal with it .. no, she's trying her hardest to be there for you and support you and look after you daughter, all the while you run away and stay with your friends to 'sort your head out'. Don't you think she'd like that kind of break too?

You say you know you need to talk to someone but you can't face opening up to others. I'm sorry Nij, but you gotta pull those big boy pants up and go talk to a professional. It don't matter if you don't want to .. you NEED and HAVE to. We all have things we don't want to do, but there are other people who depend on you involved here. I've had the (for various reasons) unreliable father, who was all me me me and refused to get help, and you know what .. I aint spoken to him in 16 years. Its hard going to a councillor, the first time is the hardest, but once the nerves are out the way it gets easier and you'll start to look forward to it.

You know there's a problem, you said here what the problem is, ok so .. go do something about it. Life aint a play that you can react. You get once chance and a the moment its like watching a slow motion car wreak. Things that have happened to you, what people have done to you, they do not define you as a person. Those things are not standing next to you telling you do to this and that. It happened, its past, what defines you are the choices you make from here on out.

I really hope for Katie and Chloes sake, you start making some that are good for all three of you vs you just trying to sort 'your head out'.

Good luck.

I know I am not Mr. Popular on here right now but to be honest I don't really care, I have other bigger issues.

I have read what everyone has said, and I appreciate all your support for both Katie and Chloe. And I take and accept all the anger and critisim aimed at myself.

I will state now before I continue - I have not had a sexual relationship of any kind with anyone else! And nor do I want one! Yeah I said that I was to Katie on Friday, I don't really know why I did, it just seamed funny at the time (yeah I know this will be quoted, and I still don't know why I thought it would be a funny thing to say because it isn't but that's the truth.).

My life is in a kinda f****d up way right now, which includes a possible prison sentance for something that if you knew what happened I am sure everyone on here would agree isn't something I should get sent down for if they knew the facts etc..... (another story which I will not go into - all I will say is it was a freak accident).

It is true that I have not been happy for a long time, and yeah I have tried my best to be happy for Katie and Chloe's sake, but nothing I have tried has worked! I am also not one to tell people how I feel, I bottle things up and face my problems myself.
If the problems in my life were just myself and Katie, then things would be very different, but unfortunately or me, it is my entire life that's f****d. (again another load of stories etc.....).

I don't know whats going to happen in my life as there are so many factors that could mean massive changes to my life and other peoples. But as Katie knows, I love her and Chloe more than anything and they are my life.


Anyhow I am at the docs now so will continue this later.......well that's cleared up a few things!


Right back to what I was saying........

I have been trying to sort out my head, hence staying away from Katie and Chloe by staying in a B&B, but for the last two night I have been staying with a work colleague as funds ran out!
I have issues with myself which scare me and I am not sure what I can do about them if anything. I don't wanna stay away from my family but at the same time I don't wanna hurt them any more than what I already have done. And as some of you pointed out, they are probably a lot better off without me screwing their lives up any longer.

I know the first step is to ask for help and tell the people you love how you feel, but the one person I can open up-to is not in a stable way as it is (another part of my issues) and probably would do them more damage to talk to me, so again I have no one to talk to in confidence to try sort out my problems and issues.

I don't like the way my life is heading, and I know that other people who love me don't either, and if I could just flick a switch and return everything back to how it should be I would, but it isn't that simple. And I don't think Katie wants that either.

Anyhow, that's my side of the story and I know that there are a load of blanks in there, but they are not things I wanna go public about just yet. I don't expect or want any sympathy, I would like you to support Katie and Chloe though what ever happens as they are the innocent people here.

Sorry N

 

[Maffie]

Morning all, well we moved into clooth nappies last night was worried about it has Noah is such a heavy wetter but it went well so im happy. Hopefully means saving on the disposables) going to try save the faves for the next baby too.

yikes its afternoon now managed to do the food shopping half way through posting

 

[Nij]

Chaos, I wasnt expecint any plesantries, and just so you know, the doctor was a shrink!
I have been diagnosed with something, and I am gonna get help if it contiues.

No I wasnt bothered about being Mr. Popular, and I really dont give a shit what you guys think about me I dont know any of you!
I was trying to get a point accross that it isnt Katies fault and that the reasons behind what has happened are nothing that she had any control over!

I still stand by that Katie and Chloe are better off without me, hence the 'me me me' as you so rightly said. They deserve better than this shit and I hope that Katie realises this.